Webster back in the Dynamo stadium mix

The Clear Lake edition of the Chronicle this morning had a surprising story by Thayer Evans on the future of the stadium of our dreams. According to this story, the city of Webster has submitted a proposal to the Dynamo to provide a site for their new stadium, and that there are “several possible sites” within the city upon which the stadium would be built.

This is a surprising turn of events because only a couple of weeks ago, the story was that Webster had pulled itself out of contention. It’s a drastic change for Webster to go from deciding to not bid on the stadium to being, as Oliver Luck put it, “more agressive than anybody in pursuing us.” I would love to know the real story of what has happened with Webster.

At this point Webster and Pearland are the only locations having submitted proposals, with Houston and Sugar Land expected to come into the mix. Whatever the case, April should be the start of some very interesting posturing on all sides to start the process of getting the deal done. We can only hope it’s relatively quick and painless, but I suspect, as I’ve said a few entries ago, this episode will be just the opposite.

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I have mixed feelings about Webster. On the one hand, I live near there and so that seems pretty cool. However, my unselfish “what’s best for Houston side” and “best atmosphere” says it should be centrally located. Downtown or central location would be best. My next vote would go somewhere along that empty space along Beltway 8 in or near Pearland. Another plus about Webster….maybe we’ll get some concerts and not have to drive to the Woodlands.

No question that it’s best for Houston sports and soccer for the new stadium to be around Downtown Houston. Part of what makes Reliant, Toyota Center, and MMP’s attendance high and consistant is the fact that their stadiums are centrally located. If the team really wants to build ther fanbase, they need a highly visible stadium location-wise.

Please no Webster. Great if you leave in Clear Lake or Brazoria County but worst for everyone else. Of all of the possible sites, that one is probably the furthest away from the weighted population center of Houston. I concur with most in that a central location or at least one within the Beltway would be the best and probably the most financially feasible. No matter what site is chosen, other than downtown, it’s going to be less accessible for someone but Webster is probably the furthest away for all.

On the positive, maybe they could hire Emmanuel Lewis as a mascot or spokesman.

Wow. I to am not an “Emmanuel Lewis” for the stadium fan. I just did Mapquest and from Katy, it would be 54 miles. I couldn’t be more of a fan of the old Astroworld site now. Wow. That far out sounds like something Dallas would do. Oh wait they did, it is called Frisco. That is where the Dallas Diving Team starring Carlos Ruiz plays. Don’t get me started on that loser. CITY OF HOUSTON, WHERE ARE YOU?

I agree with the those opposing Webster. The Fire have really hurt their attendance by moving to Bridgeview. They’re so desperate they’ve signed Cuauhtemoc Blanco to try to draw fans to the stadium. They’ve really got to try to keep the stadium as centrally located as possible.